UNIT TWO
The Chinese Laundry Association

Unit Two is based on one document, a history of the Chinese Laundry Association. It includes two interview worksheets.

ACTIVITY 1

Where does Document 3 come from?

ACTIVITY 2

Chinese Laundry Association in the 1930s

ACTIVITY 3

A comparative study



TIME FRAME:

Four to five classroom periods plus after school time for the interview activity.

PRODUCTS AND ASSESSMENT:

Students' drafts for role playing.

Videotapes of students' performance.

Students' completed worksheets.



DOCUMENT 3

CHINESE LAUNDRY ASSOCIATIONS
from the WPA Federal Writers' Project NYC Unit Records

WORKSHEET 1

INTERVIEW WORKSHEETS 1 AND 2


Activity 1